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Researchers Work to Make Wood a New Energy Source

Technology / Energy

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Is wood the new coal? Researchers at North Carolina State University think so, and they are part of a team working to turn woodchips into a substitute for coal by using a process called torrefaction that ...





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The spring in your step is more than just a good mood

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 23, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Scientists using a bionic boot found that during walking, the ankle does about three times the work for the same amount of energy compared to isolated muscles---in other words, the spring in your step is very real and helps ...


SPARKy devices helps amputees return to normal lives (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Health

created 18 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Arizona State University researchers have developed a prosthetic device that literally puts the spring back into an amputee's step. The ASU scientists have developed and refined SPARKy (for spring ankle with regenerative ...


Getting into hot water: Solar water heating pays for itself five times over

Technology / Energy

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 4

An analysis of the engineering and economics for a solar water-heating system shows it to have a payback period of just two years, according to researchers in India. They report, in the International Journal of Global En ...


Energy efficiency technologies offer major savings

Technology / Energy

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Energy efficiency technologies that exist today or that are likely to be developed in the near future could save considerable money as well as energy, says a new report from the National Research Council. Fully adopting ...


Mines could provide geothermal energy

Mines could provide geothermal energy

Technology / Energy

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Mine shafts on the point of being closed down could be used to provide geothermal energy to local towns. This is the conclusion of two engineers from the University of Oviedo, whose research is being published ...


Wiggling and waggling: Study sheds light on amazing bee brain

Wiggling and waggling: Study sheds light on amazing bee brain

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Their brains are tiny - about the size of sesame seeds - and yet the behaviour of the humble honey bee is so advanced it has scientists scratching their heads in disbelief.


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Japan's Toshiba still in red

Technology / Business

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japanese high-tech giant Toshiba said Wednesday it had lost more than 600 million dollars in the fiscal first quarter as the economic downturn hit sales of televisions and other electronics.


Norio Sasaki, president of Japanese high-tech giant Toshiba

Toshiba eyes new businesses for recovery

Technology / Business

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it aimed to expand its energy, healthcare and environment-related businesses as it targets a strong recovery in earnings within the next three years.


Rebooting of Canadian medical isotope reactor delayed

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Canadian reactor that produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed in May for repairs will remain offline at least until early 2010, nuclear authorities said Thursday.


No furnace required: Energy-efficient 'passive houses' gaining steam

Technology / Energy

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 2

Judd Blunk's house is like a womb. Although the temperature outside is in the 20s, his triple-pane windows overlooking the Fox River feel warm from inside.



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